Friday, August 29, 2008

Criminal Minds: I received this note from Ed shortly after they surprised him with the cake. Thank you to all the Criminal Minds cast, crew, writers and staff that helped us with this birthday project!

From Ed-

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

The cake is awesome (and delicious)! I can't begin to tell you how touched I am by this. The crew totally fooled me, too. It was a great surprise (though, frankly, they don't really sing all that well).

Criminal Minds Fans sent a custom made Chicago Bears Cake to Ed Bernero, Executive Producer of Criminal Minds, yesterday as a birthday present. Thank you to all the Criminal Minds writers and crew members that assisted in the planning and presentation of the cake to Ed. A special thanks to Debra J. Fisher, Co-Executive Producer and writer for Criminal Minds, for the wonderful pictures she took for us, so we could share the event with all of them. It was important to all of us that the cake be large enough for Ed to share with everyone in the studio. I've been told that that task was accomplished and there were even leftovers for them to enjoy today. Thank you to all my fellow Criminal Minds fans for their monetary contributions and gift suggestions. We have exactly 364 days left to figure out how to top this next year. Good luck to us!

Criminal Minds: Executive Producer Edward Allen Bernero is celebrating his birthday on Friday. Please join us in wishing Ed a very Happy Birthday and thanking him for everything he has done, and continues to do, for the show and the fans. We were blessed that Ed picked Criminal Minds to be his show. It would be impossible to list all the reasons the Criminal Minds fandom respects Ed but the one that sticks out most in my mind is seeing the pictures everyday during the WGA strike that Kris shot for us. Ed was always there. He didn't make token photo op stops to the line. He walked it with his fellow writers. They are a writing family and his loyalty to them, the show and to all of us should stand as an example of the proper way to be a showrunner. I hold him in high personal regard, as I know you all do, and I hope that his birthday is spent surrounding by his wonderful family, closest friends, his cast, crew, his writers and that he enjoys his special day.

Since he always gives us quotes, I picked one for him:

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all." - Sam Ewing

Criminal Minds: Last night the Criminal Minds fandom had their introduction to Criminal Minds' newest writer, Breen Frazier. Breen is articulate, extremely funny, quick thinking and obviously loves working on Criminal Minds. I look forward to watching his first episode, "The Game" in October. This writer is a definate keeper! Please join me in welcoming Breen to our Criminal Minds family and thanking him for giving us his time last night!

Criminal Minds Spoiler Alert: Meta Golding, who will be filling in for A.J. Cook while she is on maternity leave, will be playing a character named Jordan Todd on Criminal Minds. Episode 9 will deal with a special type of ubsub called "pickup artists" in an episode titled "The Game" written by Breen Frazier. Criminal Minds starring Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler and Kirsten Vangsness.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Criminal Minds: Ed Bernero, Executive Producer of Criminal Minds, gave a very interesting interview to TV Guide. "I was thinking about all this because, right now, 10 episodes (in various stages of production) into the fourth season, Criminal Minds is having what I believe to be our best season yet. There are bombs and foot chases and shoot-outs and huge crashes and unexpected glimpses into our characters' pasts; we have scary locations and amazing guest stars like Jason Alexander, Luke Perry and Wil Wheaton. And, of course, we've got a menagerie of terrifying "unsubs" who will have you covering your eyes and watching through your barely open fingers. It's definitely exciting. I hope you'll get to understand a little bit of what it feels like to be a cop."

"A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ." John Steinbeck

"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered." Tom Stoppard

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Conversation Yahoo group and the Criminal Minds Fanatic blog will be hosting a special chat on Wednesday, August 27 at 10pm est. The guest is a secret! The password for the chat room will be changed late Tuesday night so please email me for the newest password, displacednewyorker@gmail.com

Criminal Minds: barnesandnoble.com is having a 40% off TV show dvd box set sale right now. Even the pre-order for Criminal Minds season three is on sale. All three seasons of Criminal Minds are on sale and eligible for free shipping. This is a great time to order the third season and stock up on Criminal Minds dvds to give as Christmas/Holiday gifts! The only thing more exciting than the release of the Criminal Minds season three dvds is the dvds at a discount! :)

Criminal Minds: Marisa Quintanilla will be a guest star on Criminal Minds in season four.

"CBS' "Criminal Minds." She will play the daughter of two victims in the 6th episode, entitled "Catching Out," of the show's fourth season.

Behind the scenes: In Hollywood, Quintanilla said, the Spanish portions of scripts are often written in English and actors are asked to translate on the spot. At the read through with the stars of "Criminal Minds," she and some of the other Latino actors impressed the cast, she said. After the reading, some of the main actors ­- who play investigators on the show - even asked for help with their Spanish lines. "It's something I wouldn't have been able to do if I didn't grow up in the Valley," she said."

Monday, August 25, 2008

Criminal Minds Blog Notes: The Criminal Minds cast and crew are on location Wednesday so Ed Bernero's birthday surprise has been moved to Thursday. A birthday card will be posted on Wednesday for you to sign. We have a special guest joining us in the Criminal Minds chat room Wednesday night and I'm extremely excited that he/she has graciously accepted our invitation. We will be starting several dozen auctions on Thursday, so please check them out. "Elephant's Memory" written by Andrew Wilder is this Wednesday. Awesome episode! I hear that our writers are really busy creating magic. Yeah! I think season four is going to be their finest hour! Remind newbies about "Mayhem". Not much longer to wait for the fourth season.

"In 2006, he put together his first Criminal Minds team for the “Start to Finish MS Bike Tour,” one of over 100 rides nationwide that raises awareness and funding for MS research. Moore and his team of 60 cyclists raced in the Southern California event the last two years and plan to bike again in the 2008 event scheduled for September. “Last year’s race raised more than $700,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,” Moore says. “After all these years of working out, it’s nice to be able to use a sport to give back.”

Friday, August 22, 2008

Criminal Minds: JJ, played by our future Criminal Minds mama A.J. Cook, is getting ready to have her baby. Is Criminal Minds getting a boy or a girl and what should JJ & Will name the baby? I'm voting for a girl named Jill. lol!

PS: Best wishes to AJ and Nathan on a safe and easy delivery. We'll miss you while you're gone and we'll be anxious for your return to Criminal Minds!!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Criminal Minds overnight ratings: "CBS earned a distant second place on the night, earning its best ratings with reruns of “Criminal Minds” at 9 p.m. (5.9 million) and “CSI: NY” at 10 p.m. (6.1 million). CBS’s “Greatest American Dog” garnered 5.1 million viewers at 8 p.m."

Criminal Minds: Nick Brendon, Kevin Lynch on Criminal Minds, has updated his weblog and he has announced he is coming back to Criminal Minds.

"And I just got the word that I’m going to be in the next episode of Criminal Minds. A cute little scene there, right in the middle of the script. So my clothes are going to be staying on for this episode — so any of you that were looking to see me naked, you’ll just have to go to my fan Web site, which I think is NicholasBrendon.com [Webmaster note: It’s not; this is it.], and maybe there’s some naked pictures of me up there [Webmaster note: There isn’t -- yet.]"

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Criminal Minds: Thanks to Jim Walls we now have some wonderful Criminal Minds season four spoiler pics in the Criminal Minds Conversation Yahoo group and on the Criminal Minds Fanatic message board! While the pictures are fairly benign, they still add to the excitement of the upcoming season. Thanks Jim!

PS: Even though I am sure that the name Davidson wasn't used because of me, I still think it's cool! It's better than when they used the name Jill!

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Fanatic message board and the Criminal Minds Conversation Yahoo group will be holding a members only chat on Wednesday, August 20th at 10pm. The topic is Criminal Minds Season Four Spoilers. The password for the chat room will change Wednesday morning so please email me for the new password. :)

This time it's personal when Gideon's (Mandy Patinkin) girlfriend is murdered by his nemesis Frank, an elusive and prolific serial killer. Gideon takes off to hunt Frank without telling the BAU and the team must profile Gideon as a suspect in order to find them both. Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Keith Carradine reprises his role as the sadistic serial killer, and Golden Globe Award winner Amy Madigan ("Carnivale" ) returns as Jane, the small town outcast who is seduced by the madman. Criminal Minds starring: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook and Kirsten Vangsness. Written by Edward Allen Bernero and Produced by Simon Mirren. Episode info courtesy of CBS. Originally aired May 16, 2007.

Criminal Minds: In addition to a wonderful regular cast, Criminal Minds always has great guest stars. In No Way Out II, we had four of them return to the show: Keith Carradine (Frank), Amy Madigan (Jane), Amanda Bernero (Rebecca Bryant) and Elle Fanning (Tracy Belle). It will be interesting to see who turns up as a guest star on Criminal Minds next season.

Criminal Minds: Amanda Bernero portrayed Rebecca Bryant in three Criminal Minds episodes. In "Fisher King, Part One" Rebecca was the victim the BAU was trying to save. In "Fisher King, Part Two" Rebecca was saved thanks to the wonderful fast thinking Dr. Spencer Reid, played by Matthew Gray Gubler. Unfortunately Rebecca Bryant was one of Frank's victims in "No Way Out, Part Two: The Evilution of Frank". Amanda did a wonderful job in all three episodes.

What I will never forget is the conversation in the chat room after NWO 2. Ed Bernero killed off his daughter's character was the theme for much of the chat. I asked Ed about this after the episode aired and he pointed out to me that Amanda had actually guest starred in more episodes than any other guest. Thank you to Stacy for the screencaps of Amanda.

Criminal Minds: CBS Press Release for "Mayhem". Criminal Minds: "Mayhem" - When an SUV carrying members of the BAU explodes, the rest of the team fights to save their colleagues and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing, on the fourth season premiere of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Sept. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Michael Steger ("90210") guest stars.

Criminal Minds: Happy Monday! Criminal Minds fans have gotten their first real taste of spoilers lately. The info from Matthew Gray Gubler, Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds, and then the release and worldwide internet distribution of three stills from "Mayhem". It was a great taste of what will surely be a terrific episode and the start of another great season of Criminal Minds! I would like to remind everyone that spoilers are not always what they seem to be. We've seen CBS promos of scenes before that never made it into the final episode. So spoil away, enjoy the hype and take this time to recruit new viewers! It's all about the Nielsen!

Here are a couple of Criminal Minds Fan updates and reminders:

1. Andrew Wilder's birthday is tomorrow and there is a birthday card for you to sign:http://criminalmindsfanatic.blogspot.com/2008/08/criminal-minds-birthday-card-for-andrew.html

2. Kim's Aids Marathon: There is a link for direct donations on the top of the blog. Also, there is a link under that text that will take you directly to the active charity auctions that we currently are running. http://www.runkimmyrun.com/

3. During normal maintence this week, members of the Criminal Minds Fanatic message board that haven't posted in the past four weeks will have their memberships deleted. Please feel free to rejoin when you have the time to participate. We don't feel the need, as most websites do, to have an inflated number of active members.http://www.criminalmindsfanatic.net/

4. For the next few weeks there will be no memberships approved for the Criminal Minds Conversation Yahoo group. The group is being reformatted.http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/criminal_minds_conversation/

5. Donations for Ed Bernero's birthday present are no longer necessary. Thank you to everyone who contributed. We have already raised the necessary money to pay for it and all the arrangements have been made.

6. Allie is the moderator in charge of collecting donations for the American Red Cross and all donations are being sent to them in Rick Dunkle's honor. Please email her if you need any info on this worthy cause! Thank you Allie!

7. There is a link for contributing to the Criminal Minds MS Bike Team. http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=8910&team_id=112834

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Criminal Minds: The Criminal Minds Conversation Yahoo group and the Criminal Minds Fanatic website will be holding their weekend Criminal Minds chat on Sunday, August 17th at 3pm est. This weekend's topic is Derek Morgan, played by Shemar Moore. :)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Criminal Minds: The overnight Nielsen ratings for last night's Criminal Minds were solid.

"A rerun of Criminal Minds was the second most watched program of the evening with 6.8 million viewers. The best half-hour of the Olympics coverage (in primetime) was the 10:00p-10:30p half hour when 31.72 million (11.1/29 rating/share among 18-49 year olds). From 10:30-11:00 it “dropped” to 28.96 million and a 10.4/29."

"When a young girl is abducted in broad daylight from a playground in a seemingly safe neighborhood, the BAU initially believes her father is responsible. When he is able to provide an alibi, the team is forced to look for clues near where the girl lives to determine who is really responsible."

The song at the end of this episode was "When the Music is Not Forgotten" by Deadman

Quotes: "Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done," Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Criminal Minds: There will be a Criminal Minds chat this evening at 10pm est to discuss "No Way Out". Lots of Criminal Minds news and spoilers yesterday. Not much longer until the season opener. Thank you to everyone that has already made a donation to Kim's Aids Marathon in honor of Ed Bernero and Andrew Wilder's birthdays. There is still time to make that donation! We are still running second behind another CBS show and we have an NBC show behind us in third place and they are catching up on us! Do we really want to be in third place behind an NBC show? No! Criminal Minds is going to be the #1 show on TV this season and Kim should represent the show as the #1 leader in donations! Three auctions closed today and several more are closing in a few days and new ones will start on Saturday. See you all in the chat room after the episode! Keith Carradine! Wow, he was great.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Criminal Minds: I want to share an email I received this morning from Ed Bernero, Executive Producer of Criminal Minds, because the emails I'm receiving from fans of the show all show concern that Criminal Minds is losing Ed.

"I'm not planning on leaving CM at all. I will always be involved with it though the day to day running of it may fall to one of my amazing Co-Executive Producers. CM is, and will always be, my first love. The other projects are, right now, just scripts. If they are picked up to pilot and/or series, we'll work the logistics out then. Either way, it won't be until next season." - Ed Bernero

Criminal Minds: Well now we have an answer to what is going to happen when A.J. Cook (JJ on Criminal Minds) takes her maternity leave. We have a Criminal Minds replacement on their way to pitch in.

"A.J. Cook's due date draws near, and I'm hearing that her character will be "having the baby in nearly real time," meaning that A.J. and J.J. will be giving birth all but simultaneously on TV and in real life.

And on that note, I can tell you that there will be a new liaison on the team while A.J. Cook is off on her maternity leave. Meta Golding is signing on for the gig, and she'll appear on the series beginning at the end of October. I'm told it's "really cute how she's introduced." But if you love your Jennifer Jareau, you can breath easy, because Meta is just filling in, and J.J. will be returning to the team when she's done baby-makin'!"- Reporting by Jennifer Godwin E!Online

Criminal Minds: We all knew this would be the month that CBS started dropping major spoilers for the fourth season of Criminal Minds and here they come. Usually I don't just post them but since the internet is now full of them, I decided what the heck!

"We will learn a terrifying secret from Reid's childhood that explains why he's so attracted to serial killers. According to Matthew Gray Gubler: "I just read an episode that has an incredibly dark history for Reid. He had a terrible thing that happened in his childhood that comes out, causing delayed nightmares. It explains why he's so attracted to serial killers. The last page, I was like, it all makes sense. It's super dark...like cable-style dark. I'm sure the fans will hate it, and I'll love it."

According to Gubler, the secrets of Reid's childhood are revealed in part because of a Beverly Hills, 90210 alum. "They're everywhere these days!" Gubler told me. "We have an episode where Luke Perry plays a psychotic polygamist cult leader. I'm always getting held hostage by teen idols—first James Van Der Beek was a guest star and held Reid hostage, and this time it's Luke Perry. I actually saw Scott Baio out front, and I swear he looked at me. I want George Michael to hold me hostage in season eight." Hee. I love this guy. And suffice to say, Perry's character sets off Reid's nightmares, which lead him back into his very scary past.- E!online

Criminal Minds: If anyone would like to make a donation on behalf of the ‘Criminal Minds’ National Multiple Sclerosis Society bike team, you can visit their page. You can click open the Criminal Minds actor, writer or crew member you wish to sponsor and make a donation. It's easy, for a great cause and tax deductible.

Criminal Minds: Ed Bernero, Executive Producer of Criminal Minds is staying busy. He is presently working on two new series: Hawaii Five-0 and he is also working with Jim and Tim Clements on another new show, "Washington Field". Jim Clemente is a current FBI profiler and a consultant for Criminal Minds. Washington Field is named after the elite Washington Field Office’s National Capital Response Squad (of which Clemente was a member). “If the police need help, they call them,” said Bernero, who is penning the project with brothers Jim and Tim Clemente. “It’s almost like ‘The A-Team,’ but it’s real.” -TWR

The new take on the popular crime drama, which aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980, is being developed by Ed Bernero, executive producer and showrunner of "Criminal Minds." He is such a big "Hawaii Five-O" fan that he has the Ventures' iconic theme song from the show as his ringtone.

Bernero is writing the project, which he describes as "'Hawaii Five-O' 2.0."

Like the original series, it chronicles the workings of the fictional Hawaiian state police department. In the original, the unit was headed by Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord. In the new series, McGarrett's son Chris will be the top cop.